About the role

  • Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes across all WRU departments
  • Develop and maintain management reporting tools and dashboards to track KPIs, variances, and performance trends
  • Monitor profitability of stadium revenue streams including all rugby and non-rugby events
  • Partner with commercial and operational teams to support key initiatives (e.g., matchday operations, sponsorships, grassroots programmes)
  • Prepare executive-level presentations for the COO, CEO, and Boards, including monthly performance packs and scenario analysis
  • Provide financial modelling and business case support for strategic investments, capital projects, and new ventures
  • Continuously improve processes around planning and analysis, including system automation and reporting accuracy
  • Provide leadership and coaching to Finance Business Partners and the wider Finance team
  • Ensure reporting to banks and other finance organisations is timely and accurate
  • Evaluate, implement, and optimise tools and systems to improve financial analytics and reporting
  • Support the Finance Director in engaging and communicating with banks and other lending organisations
  • Responsibility for the Finance Business Partnering team

Requirements

  • Experience in a leadership role within a Finance team, managing a team and coaching colleagues
  • Strong FP&A experience or a similar role, ideally in a fast-paced environment
  • Hold a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or able to demonstrate equivalent level of experience
  • Strong financial modelling skills; experience with planning systems
  • Excellent IT skills, specifically Microsoft and Finance & Accounting packages (e.g., Sage)
  • Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proactive, results-driven with a focus on meeting deadlines and continuous improvement
  • Strong understanding of income/revenue streams in sport, entertainment, or not-for-profit sectors
  • Desirable: Experience in the sports, media, or events industry
  • Desirable: Passion for rugby or experience in a membership or national governing body environment
  • Desirable: Ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh
  • Desirable: Valid UK Driver's License
  • This role is subject to a basic/enhanced DBS check

Benefits

  • Salary Sacrifice Pension (5% employee contribution, matched by WRU)
  • Life assurance scheme
  • WRU Group Ticket Allocation
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Team Tactics – hybrid working arrangements
  • Free stadium parking and gym
  • WRU Group store and tour discounts
  • WRU Group partnership offers
  • Eye Care Voucher Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme

Job title

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£70,000 - £85,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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